Montana Title 5. Legislative Branch § 5-12-102. Definitions

(1) “Budget amendment” means a request submitted through the budget director to the committee for executive branch agencies to expend funds in excess of those appropriated by the legislature.

(2) “Budget director” means the budget director appointed pursuant to 17-7-103.

(3) “Committee” means the legislative finance committee created by this chapter.

(4) “State agency” means all offices, departments, boards, commissions, institutions, universities, colleges, and any other person or any other administrative unit of state government that spends or encumbers public moneys by virtue of an appropriation from the legislature, that handles money on behalf of the state, or that holds any trust or agency moneys from any source.